Credit: The Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2012 file photo, Los Angeles Lakers interim head coach Bernie Bickerstaff, second from right, looks on along with assistant coaches Steve Clifford, left, Chuck Person, second from left, and Eddie Jordan, right, during the first half of their NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in Los Angeles.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Steve Clifford said he isn't one to back down from challenges.

That might make him a good fit for Charlotte. The Bobcats are a long way from being a legitimate NBA playoff contender.

The team introduced Clifford as their new head coach at a press conference Wednesday. Clifford becomes the Bobcats' sixth different coach since the 2006-07 season and inherits a team that went a combined 28-120 over the past two seasons, by far the worst record in the NBA.